Rome - Inter Milan9s Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored
a brace on Sunday to finish top Serie A striker on 25 goals, while
rivals AC Milan secured third place after beating Fiorentina 2-0.
Runaway leaders Inter, already assured of a fourth straight title,
finished the season with a 4-3 home win over Atalanta.
Argentina9s Diego Milito also scored twice as Genoa crushed Lecce
4-1 to move on to 24 goals alongside Marco Di Vaio of Bologna.
The Inter fans were set to wrap up their celebrations for a
scudetto secured three games before the season's end and bid farewell
to the retiring Portuguese veteran Luis Figo, 36.
Milito's goal tally was good news for Inter, who have virtually
snatched the striker and Brazil midfielder Thiago Motta from Genoa
for the next season.
Veteran Di Vaio missed several chances, but scored one goal to
help Bologna avoid relegation through a 3-1 win over Catania, while
Torino lost 3-2 at Roma and are relegated to the Serie B with Lecce
and Reggina, who drew 1-1 with Siena.
Juventus are second after beating Lazio 2-0 thanks to a brace from
Vincenzo Iaquinta, while Milan defeated Fiorentina 2-0 to secure
third place and direct access to the Champions League.
Fiorentina will have to play a qualification series to the elite
tournament.
The game in Florence was the last for the 40-year-old Milan
captain Paolo Maldini after 902 games with the Devils, while Czech
Pavel Nedved, 36, closed an eight-year stint at Juve, but could still
consider playing in another team.
Napoli won 3-0 against Chievo, Palermo and Sampdoria drew 2-2 and
Udinese hammered Cagliari 6-2, contributing to set a new record for
the season with 42 goals scored in the league's 10 games.
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